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Bangladesh Demographics

Population : 150.4 Million
Capital : Dhaka
Area : 144,000 sq km (55,599sq miles)
Major Language : Bengali (Bangla)
Major Religions : Islam 83%,Hinduism 16%,Other 1%
Life Expectancy : 60.73 yrs(M), 60.46 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : Taka
Main Exports : Agriculture and textile

Cambodia Demographics

Population : 15,458,332
Capital : Phnom Penh
Major Language : Khmer(official) 96.3%, Other 3.7% (2008 Set)
Major Religions : Buddhism 96.9%, Muslim 1.9%, Chirstian 1%, Other 4%
Life Expectancy : 66.80 yrs(M), 72.10 yrs(W)

Laos Demographics

Population : 6,803,699
Capital : Vientiane
Major Language : Lao (official), French, English, Various, ethnic languages
Major Religions : Buddhism 67%, Christian 1.5%, Other Unspecified 31.5% (2005 cansus)
Life Expectancy : 61.54 yrs(M), 65.56 yrs(W)

India Demographics

Population : 1,095.0 Million
Capital : New Delhi
Area : 2,973,190 sq km (1,147,949 sq miles)
Major Language : Hindi
Major Religions : Hinduism 80%,Islam 12%,Other 8%
Life Expectancy : 64.6 yrs(M), 65.4 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : Rupee
Main Exports : Agriculture and textile, chemical, beverage, cereal products, tobacco & etc.

Indonesia Demographics

Population : 219.3 Million
Capital : Jakarta
Area : 1,948,700 sq km (752,400 sq miles)
Major Language : Bahasa Indonesia
Major Religions : Muslim 85%,Christian 9%,Other 6%
Life Expectancy : 66.5 yrs(M), 71.2 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : Rupiah
Main Exports : Petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel and footwear, mining, cement, chemical, fertilizer, plywood, rubber, food & etc.

Kazakhstan Demographics

Population : 17,948,816
Capital : Astana
Major Language : Kazakh (Official, Qazaq) 64.4%, Russian (Official, Used in everyday business, designated the language of interethnics communication 95%) (2001 Set)
MajorReligions : Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), Other 0.2%, Atheist 2.8%, Unspecified 0.5% (2009 Set)
Life Expectancy : 64.98 yrs(M), 75.17 yrs(W)

Myanmar Demographics

Population : 53.2 Million
Capital : Yangon
Area : 678,500 sq km (261,969 sq miles)
Major Language : Burmese
Major Religions : Buddhism 89%,Christian 4%,Other 7%
Life Expectancy : 49.9 yrs(M), 53.5 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : Kyat
Main Exports : Agricultural product, marine products, wood and timers & etc.

Nepal Demographics

Population : 25.0 Million
Capital : Kathmandu
Area : 147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles)
Major Language : Nepali
Major Religions : Hinduism 86%,Buddhism 8%,Other 6%
Life Expectancy : 60 yrs(M), 60 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : 1 Nepalese = 100 paisa
Main Exports : Carperts, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain & etc.

Pakistan Demographics

Population : 196,174,380
Capital : Islamabad
Major Language : Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi Variant) 10%, Pashto (alternete name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (Official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (Official, Lingua Franca of Pakistani elite and most goverment ministries), Burushaski and Other 8%
Major Religions : Muslim (Official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), Other (Includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 Set)
Life Expectancy : 65.16 yrs(M), 69.03 yrs(W)

Philippines Demographics

Population : 107,668,231
Capital : Manila
Major Language : Filipino (Official, Based on Tagalog) and English (Official) ; eight major dialect - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango and Pangasinan
Major Religions : Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia Ni Cristo 2.3%, Other Christian 4.5%, Other 1.8%, Unspecified 0.6%, None 0.1% (2000 Census)
Life Expectancy : 69.52 yrs(M), 75.59 yrs(W)

Sri Lanka Demographics

Population : 21,886,445
Capital : Colombo
Major Language :Sinhala (Official and National Language) 74%, Tamil (National Language) 18%, Other 8%
Major Religions : Buddhist (Official) 69.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, Unspecified 10% (2001 Census Provisional Data)
Life Expectancy : 72.85 yrs(M), 79.99 yrs(W)

Thailand Demographics

Population : 67,741,401
Capital : Bangkok
Major Language : Thai (Official) 90.7%, Burmese 1.3%, Other 8%
Major Religions : Buddhist (Official) 93.6%, Muslim 4.9%, Christian 1.2%, Other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2010 Set)
Life Expectancy : 71 yrs(M), 77.54 yrs(W)

Turkmenistan Demographics

Population : 5,171,943
Capital : Ashgabat
Major Language : Turkmen (Official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, Other 7%
Major Religions : Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, Unknown 2%
Life Expectancy : 66.48 yrs(M), 72.61 yrs(W)

Uzbekistan Demographics

Population : 28,929,716
Capital : Tashkent
Major Language : Uzbek (Official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, Other 7.1%
Major Religions : Muslim 88% (Most Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, Unknown 3%
Life Expectancy : 70.25 yrs(M), 76.52 yrs(W)

Vietnam Demographics

Population : 82.9 Million
Capital : Hanoi
Area : 329,560 sq km (127,243 sq miles)
Major Language : Vietnamese
Major Religions : Buddhism 75%,Catholicism 11%, Other 14%
Life Expectancy : 67.1 yrs(M), 62.9 yrs(W)
Menetary Unit : Dong
Main Exports : Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, tea, garments, shoes & etc.